Improved water-gage float



'UNITED STATES' Per L. L. LEE, OF MILVAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVED WATER-GAGE FLOAT.

vSpecification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,929, datedSeptember l1, 1866.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, L. L. LEE, of the city and county of Milwaukee, andState of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement inVater-Gage Floats for Steam- Boilers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction ofthe same, reference being had to the annexed drawing, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of thesame.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my tloat of sheet-copper, made in the form of a globe orball, hollow to give it buoyancy.

A shows knobs to keep it from the sides of the chamber when a chamber isused for it to float in B, a short tube or neck with a thread in it,into which is screwed the stem which operates an indicator.

To enable this iioat to stand the necessary oat in this process ofhardening are just l heavy enough to make a slight impression, and arecontinued till the entire surface is covered with hammer-marks.

What I claim as my invention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent, is

A oat hammer-hardened in the manner and for the purpose substantially asdescribed.

L. L. LEE. Witnesses:

J. B. SMiTH, PER-CY B. SMITH.

